The first part of the story sounds like a fairy tale. A fisherman catches an octopus and, in an effort to save its own life, the octopus uses supernatural powers to prove how much more useful it is ...

He never saw it coming. A “psychic” octopus who appeared to have correctly predicted two of Japan’s World Cup results apparently didn't foresee his own demise, getting killed off and “sent to market” ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - An octopus that successfully predicted all of Japan's World Cup group stage matches was boiled, butchered and sent away to be sold on June 27, according to the fisherman who ...

Japan’s “psychic” octopus was knocked out during the World Cup, and maybe it should’ve been an omen. Rabiot, a giant Pacific octopus that gained fame for correctly predicting all three of Japan’s ...

An octopus that correctly predicted all of Japan’s World Cup results has gone from psychic to sushi – thanks to a fisherman who thought the creature would be more profitable to him as a meal. Kimio ...

Madako, which means 'common octopus' in Japanese, referred to Octopus vulgaris for over a century, but a study study has found the Japanese common octopus is in fact a different species, Octopus ...

(This July 6 story corrects, writes through, making clear ultimate fate of octopus unknown) TOKYO (Reuters) - An octopus that successfully predicted all of Japan's World Cup group stage matches was ...